India opens bids in $10.4-bn combat plane tender.

[arundo]

about 2 weeks ago:

Russian Arms Official Expects India To Cancel Fighter Tender | AVIATION WEEK

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Who ever get the deal i only wish to see them in service ASAP..

 

[weg]

about 2 weeks ago:

Russian Arms Official Expects India To Cancel Fighter Tender | AVIATION WEEK

The excess price is probably life time costs, not purchase cost. Aren't Russian aircraft much more expensive to operate?

I hope that GOI will finaly come to senses and decides that India can not behave like oil-rich Sheiks by spending senselessly on imported arms.

If you are suggesting that building it yourself is a cheaper, then good luck with that. Military equipment is a great excuse to waste public money. Bigger and bigger consortium's are the way to go. The EF has four countries but I bet they wish the French had stuck with them. No doubt the French are too.

2500 outstanding A320 orders or 0 Rafale orders, which sounds like a better investment?

 

[bhramos]

Who ever get the deal i only wish to see them in service ASAP..

i heard that tender would get expire on 31st Dec!
is that true????????

 

[bhramos]

Unacceptable delay

 

[SpArK]

I hope that GOI will finaly come to senses and decides that India can not behave like oil-rich Sheiks by spending senselessly on imported arms. Let's hope that money allocated for MRCA will now be spent on housing projects to the 1 million+ Dharavi residents instead. In other words playing Santa to India's own people instead of playing Santa to the fat cats of western arms industries.

Dharavi has its own scheme.

http://www.skala-apc.com/files/WFTGU-Mumbai.pdf


Sorry mate .. we are due to replace our jets , hence we need the best to thwart any misadventures from neighbors of big scale so that they stay focused on damaging walls or maybe sneaking a few targets through borders and dream to bleed through that way.
http://www.skala-apc.com/files/WFTGU-Mumbai.pdf

 

[Kunal Biswas]

i heard that tender would get expire on 31st Dec!
is that true????????

Decision on combat aircraft within fortnight

The review terms 2011 as "The Decisive Year for the MMRCA", suggesting that the winner of the contest to sell India 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft could be announced this fortnight. MoD sources indicate that the price quoted by both vendors is significantly higher than the Rs 42,000 crore that the union cabinet has cleared for this purchase.

 

[bhramos]

Decision on combat aircraft within fortnight

thanks for such good news,
and one jilebi for you too...

 

[utubekhiladi]

Decision on combat aircraft within fortnight

1 fortnight = 14 days

so hold on, it still too early to open the champagne.

 

[SpArK]

In a fortnight?

That means next year.

 

[utubekhiladi]

i already know rafale has won the competition. :taunt1:

haha !

 

[SpArK]

Rafale now on par with EFT in the polls...

Rafale sure is the best for IAF.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Ignore the Navy sign..

 

[ace009]

Fortnight from WHEN? First week of January?

 

[The Messiah]

i already know rafale has won the competition. :taunt1:

haha !

i said that months ago :taunt1:

 

[Yawn]

i already know rafale has won the competition. :taunt1:

haha !

Well, are you sure-what would happen if the EF wins!!! Just trying to be a devil's advocate though I'm perfectly happy with either as long as the IAF gets an upgrade.

 

[p2prada]

The excess price is probably life time costs, not purchase cost. Aren't Russian aircraft much more expensive to operate?

Inflation...

i already know rafale has won the competition. :taunt1:

haha !

I said this in 2007 or was that 2008.

Paaji can back me up.

Just trying to be a devil's advocate though I'm perfectly happy with either as long as the IAF gets an upgrade.

Yup. No loss if EF wins either. It has come up plenty since 2007 RFP.

Edit: As long as Pooper Hornet and Diaper did not win, I was happy.

 

[LurkerBaba]

Both rafale and EF tied at 42 !

42 - Hitchhikers

 

[hit&run]

thanks for such good news,
and one jilebi for you too...

I think EF is going to win.

Please do not post pictures of 'jalebies' its highly offensive to overseas Indians :Cry:. Ages since had one.

 

[JAISWAL]

Both rafale and EF tied at 42 !

42 - Hitchhikers

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Odds are in favour of rafale.
View Poll Results: The final call! Show your support. Who do you think should Win?
Voters: 87. You have already voted on this poll
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Eurofighter Typhoon
43
49.43%
Dassault Rafale
44
50.57%